Hospital Births and Dismissals Highlight Regional News
Hospital notices list births and discharges across multiple towns. Newborns include a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson at 12:42 a.m. Oct 13, weighing 7 pounds 2½ ounces, and a 6 pounds 7½ ounce boy to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dalton at 6:10 a.m. Oct 12. Several patients undergo surgery or medical care while others are discharged to home.
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Charles Johnson
Thomas Caldwell
Liberty
Roy Hutchens
Caether Hutchens
Medicine Park
George Rogers
Dewey W. Stroud
Gaiters Stroud
Fletcher
Harold Wesley
Fort Si
Tipton
Carl T. Ellstrom
Arlington
Medical
Albert Bowling
Marsha Jan Cook
Dennis Cook
Snyder
Lowell Cable
Erwin Aa
Southwestern
Lanahier
Donald Dalton
Lake
Michael McCracken
Calvin McCracken
L. Lemer
Lincoln
Onn
Laura Lemons
King
Floyd King
Grandfield
Joy Allsup
Clear Skies and Warm Temperatures Return to Lawton
Clear skies and warm temperatures dominated Lawton today with a high near 91 degrees. Forecasts predict a cooler day Thursday with a maximum around 80 and a low tonight near 62.
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Lawton
I am Your Home by Ralph H. Clements
A historical paragraph extols home as nature and machinery made by human skill. It frames the home as protector, companion, and symbol of progress, duty, and national enterprise, promising warmth safety beauty and steadfastness through every era.
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Ralph H. Clements
America
WWII Ace George Welch Dies Testing Jet near Edwards
George Welch 36 a World War II triple ace who shot down four Japanese planes at Pearl Harbor died while testing a jet near the Mojave Desert. Officials say the F100 Super Sabre blast may have been a sonic boom as he ejected and parachuted to safety but died of injuries at Edwards Air Force Base. The crash occurred about 45 miles north of Los Angeles, near a desert where Capt. Joseph McConnell also perished on a training mission last August.
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Lancaster
Calif
George Welch
Pearl Harbor
Mojave
Desert
North American Aviation Inc
Welch
Edwards Air Force Use
Los Angeles
Joseph McConnell
McConnell
Korea
Frederick Man Receives American Farmer Award at National FFA Meet
Frederick Is presented with an American Farmer degree at a Kansas City convention. John Clyde Wearmouth, 20, of Frederick, wins a gold key a certificate and cash to attend the event. He farms 240 acres uses 11 cattle and 9 swine and reported 18573 labor income with a 7141 net worth.
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Frederick Man
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
FFA
John Clyde Wearmouth
Loyd Wearmouth
Frederick
John
Santa Fe Railroad Co
Wanristiaths
Spiritual Seminar Continues At Fort Sill
A two day Protestant chaplains seminar at Fort Sill titled Christ Is the Answer continues with talks by Rev J J Stowe Jr and Chaplains Bean Hopper Doak and Doak leading sessions. Speakers include Rev Earl Hoggard at Fort Sill. Thursday schedule features meditations future facing words that live and a Holy Communion.
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Fort Sill
J. J. Stowe Jr
Lawton
First Methodist Church
Hudson B. Phillips
Wesley Doak
Midwest City
James C. Bean
Richard Hopper
Officers Club
William B. Estes
Evanston Assembly
Chaplain Bean
Officers Mess
New Post Chapel
Stowe
Earl Hoggard
Floral Heights Methodist Church
Wichita Falls
James FE. Carter
Doak
Bean
Richard T. Hopper
Morris C. Holt
Old School Buildings Age Across States Survey
A U S Office of Education survey across 33 states finds that nearly half of school buildings exceed 30 years in age and about 20 percent are more than 50 years old, highlighting aging educational facilities.
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U.S. Office of Education
World War II Bombings Uncover British Roman Ruins
During the wartime bombings in Britain, numerous Roman ruins were revealed, exposing long buried structures and artifacts. The discoveries highlight the endurance of Roman-era remains beneath modern landscapes and add to the historical record of Britain's ancient past.
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Britain
Gambling Charges Against Two Men at Lawton Club
Lawton residents Louis Brewer and J B Jackson faced multiple charges after a gambling game at the Jamboree Club on U S 277 north of Lawton. Brewer was charged with conducting the game and assault with a dangerous weapon after Sgt Paradis, who alleged he was pistol whipped, signed the complaints. Bond for Brewer set at 4000 with 1000 on gambling. preliminary hearing set for October 27. Jackson charged with conducting the game and pleaded innocent. bond set at 100, hearing October 28. Both arraigned by Peace Justice Marvin Cameron.
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Manville Redman
Louis Brewer
Lawton
U.S
J. B. Jackson
Victor J. Paradis
Brewer
Jackson
Marvin Cameron
Wichita man and second person die in Oklahoma incident
A coroner's jury reported on a Wichita man named Kellar and a second person killed in an incident near Fort Sill. The Wichita Falls couple married last year. the Kellars have a daughter Wanda Thornton of Wichita and 17 grandchildren. The husband worked as a carpenter for a local construction company. Fort Sill autopsy timing is undetermined as officials plan further findings. Funeral services will be announced later.
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Wichita
Kan
Wanda Thornton
Kellars
Wichita Falls
Tex
Melvin Simmons
Jack Wheeler
Fred Mitchell
Otis Waldron
Alford Hennessee
Redman
Fort Sill
Kellar
Legion Representative Speaks at Lawton Post on Legion Affairs
Art Tyner national field representative of the American Legion will be principal speaker at the Lowery Whitehead post No. 29 meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday. Dr Jack Spencer commander urged all members to attend to hear Tyner discuss Legion affairs and membership.
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Art Tyner
American Legion
Lowery-Whitehead
Tyner
Jack Spencer
Markets Report Chicago Butter and Oklahoma Prices
Chicago butter holds steady to firm as receipts reach 799 576. Oklahoma City and state prices show No 1 hard wheat around 2.13 to 2.19, broilers at farm 19 to delivered 21, eggs steady, butterfat at 45 to 57. Cattle calves hogs and sheep markets in Oklahoma City mix steady to weaker with top steers around 22.25 and 19.50 for hogs.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
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Lawton
Clinton
Blackwell
Reno
Enid
Fairview
Hobart
Medford
Vici
Yukon
Alva
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Hennessey
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Bison
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Vinita
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Tulsa
Ardmore
Hens
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Chandler
Watonga
Laverne
Elk City
Durant
Pauls Valley
Candled
McAlester
el Reno
Minlen
Alester Ogee
Sanita
Laverne Chickasha
Wanna
USDA
Area Man Shot Dead in Anadarko Bed
Dr. Albert W. Hedrick about 29 was found shot to death in his bed with a pistol by his side in Anadarko Oklahoma. He was shot through the right temple and the .22 caliber gun was tucked under his elbow. A makeshift bed in the apartment bathtub and taped keyhole suggest possible foul play. Investigating officers joined by two state Crime Bureau agents noted Hedrick was a civic worker and marksman.
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Anadarko
Okla
Albert W. Hedrick
Hedrick
State Crime Bureau
Chester Stringer
Claude Seymore
Caddo County
Anadarko Police
Mystery Man in Wagon Sparks Hagler Case Clues
Oklahoma officials ruled the station wagon fire victim was not Hagler. The car belonged to Hagler’s ex wife, and an autopsy identified the dead man, not Hagler, while relatives of Charles Herron Adams questioned a possible match. Dental evidence and fingerprints guided investigators away from Adams and Hagler’s acquaintances.
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Hightower
Hagler
Oklahoma
Daugherty
Oklo
Veterans Administration
Charles Herron Adams
Wichita
Kan
S. A. Adams
Steele Westbrook
Oklahoma State Crime Bureau
Murray County
Leonard Munger
Hurricane disrupts Haitian port city and strands five Americans
A hurricane marooned five Scipa employees including Americans at Damien College five miles north of Port-au-Prince as floodwaters rose around the campus. Rescue teams mobilized boats from the government while the storm tracked toward open Atlantic waters.
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Damiens College
Port-Au-Prince
Aux Cayes
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Malcolm Jensen
George Vandenberg
Damiens
Croix Des Missions
Miami Weather Bureau
Great Inagua Island
Mayaguana
U. S
Mathew Town
Inagua
New England
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Sweden
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Cuba
Atlantic
Miami
France and Saar Talks Open Under Strasbourg Pact
Paris Premier Pierre Mendes France and Saar Premier Johannes Hoffman met to discuss Saar fate before rearmament of West Germany. Mendes France secured a 350 113 vote in the National Assembly authorizing him to proceed with the London accord on West German troops joining Western defense against Communism.
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Pierre Mendes-France
Saar
Johannes Hoffman
France
West Germany
Mendes-France
National Assembly
London
West
Sportsman Survives Icy Mountain Ordeal
Leonard Thomas a 43 year old sportsman and former New Yorker who owns a pool in Aspen was lost two days in the snowbound Rockies. He was found late yesterday hungry but in remarkably good condition and hospitalized overnight for a checkup.
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Aspen
Colo P
Leonard Thomas
Rockies
Grandfield Boys Slightly Injured In Two-Car Crash
Grandfield youths Kenneth Wayne King 17 and Pvt. Thomas E. Hudgins were slightly hurt when their southbound car flipped after a collision with Vonda Len Barker 20 of Sunland Calif near Lawton. King, pinned briefly, was charged with reckless driving. Hudgins taken to Fort Sill station hospital. Barker unharmed.
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Grandfield
S.H
Lawton
Kenneth Wayne King
Thomas E. Hudgins
W. W. Flanagan
H. D. Morgan
Vonda Len Barker
Sunland
Calif
King
Barker
Southwestern Hospital
Hudgins
Fort Sill Station
Manville Redman
Court upholds suppression over incorrect auto tag on warrant
A county court suppresses evidence after a search warrant used an wrong license tag numbers. Judge Harper sustains a motion related to N N Young and delays two possession cases against Melvin Claude Depew. William Benson pleads guilty and pays 100 dollars plus costs. Virginia Carter’s pistol carry charge is dismissed at witness request. Additional drunk driving cases and other actions are noted.
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N. N. Young
Harper
Virginia Carter
Melvin Claude
Slats
Walters Bandsmen To Attend Naval Band Concert Here
Junior and senior members of the Walters band will attend the U S Naval Band concert here Thursday afternoon according to director Charles Hall. The Walters band will also take part in the southwest district marching contest at Cordell on October 20 and will attend Band Day at the University of Oklahoma in October.
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Walters Band
U. S. Naval Band
Charles Hall
Walters
Cordell
University of Oklahoma
Fort Sill Artillerymen Sharpen Gunnery At Night
Public notice reports the 216th Field Artillery and 84th Rocket Battery conducting a night firing exercise at Fort Sill. They fired the Honest John rocket at 4:37 and 7:30 a.m. as part of a training probem to sharpen gunnery skills.
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Fort Sill
216Th Field Artillery
PIO
Wilson Funds Fight Heats Up Over Misinterpreted Remarks
Democratic figures denounce remarks as cruel and stupid and demand Wilson's ouster while GOP leaders defend his stance on unemployment. Vice President Nixon stresses deeds over words in San Francisco as the administration pledges direct concern for jobless Americans.
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Stephen A. Mitchell
Wilson
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Yellow Page Listings Rise With New Customers
Needham reports 1952 7 820 new customers and address changes. 1953 shows 7 412. This year 3 875 yellow page listings up 275 from 3 600 last year. Among 12 606 patrons listed 145 Smith phones and Jones leads with 98. Browns lead Whites 69 to 43. first residence is William Aaron 1003 H and Harry Zwick 1614 Lincoln is last.
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Needham
Arag
William Aaron
Harry Zwick
Lincoln
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